It’s always a treat to watch India beat Pakistan in any format of any game. When India is talking so much about women empowerment, these women of our country have brought yet another victory that enlightened the country`s name and ignited the nationalist sentiments onceagain. Guiding India to Victory Mitali Raj scored a brilliant 56 off 47 balls in the Group B match. India reached the target of 134 with one over to spare. India also avenged their loss against Pakistan in New Delhi in 2016 by a meager 2 runs.
India made a strong start with Mandhana scoring 26 and adding 73 runs in the opening with previous match centurion Harmanpreet Kaur scoring 14 and Veda Krishnamurthy scoring 8 runs. Pakistan, however, made a quick recovery after their shaky start.Bismah Maroof (53) and Nida Dar scoring 52 as the duo built a 93 run partnership for the 4th wicket. Both the batswomen were picked up by Dayalan Hemalatha in the 19th over.It was an important victory as India is Inch close to the semifinals in the Group B match.